Urtication for musculoskeletal pain?
Urtication refers to the deliberate stinging of the skin with nettles. Throughout history urtication has been used for a range of different purposes. This case describes an interesting clinical encounter in which a patient with recurring low back pain reports using urtication to help with pain control. Some recent research into this previously more widespread pain-relieving strategy is also discussed.
Alford
Les
L
School of Physiotherapy, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. leslie.alford@uea.ac.uk
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome